I've been a fan since the first season, and hotDAMN it's been good and then bad and good.
LOVED Bryan Keith.
LOVED Amanda Brown. Amazed. Also love that song.
LOVE Trevin ???
and ummm.. that weird girl with the bi-colored hair.. is really interesting.
Also, there's some people in Christina's team that's pretty cool.
ANYWHOO. thats all.
happy voting.. Obama for 4 more years.
Honestly, I'm a bit relieved. I prefer stability and I think people can do better if they're there longer..
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
k-town youtube. blah.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ2ZUCJRbwA
watched this.
oh my gosh.
It's so embarrassing.
I feel like I know what these guys looked like as kids b/c to me they just look like little boys that gained some weight, shaved their hair weird, and put on a bunch of tattoos and piercings.
Even when they speak, there's still the asian accent.. that sort of takes the punch out of the "street talk."
The girls sound really dumb too.
It's just people "fronting" in front of a rolling camera.
the thing with koreans is that.. they're quiet if they're uncomfortable or with strangers, but as soon as they're with their friends, they get all full of bravado and do all sorts of weird things.
i really hate that wannabe-ness of it all.
the thing with koreans is that.. they're quiet if they're uncomfortable or with strangers, but as soon as they're with their friends, they get all full of bravado and do all sorts of weird things.
i really hate that wannabe-ness of it all.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
discontent restlessness
"I don’t mean that the Christian life is static. But there is a difference between the confident movement of faith and the craving movement of frustration. On the one hand, there is restless movement from one thing to the next because we have no solid, satisfied identity in Christ. And on the other hand, we have Christ as our Fountain of life and we move with purposefulness and creativity in the life and power that this living water gives. There is a difference between the jumping from one thing to the next out of frustration and the moving purposefully out of faith."
http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/sermons/the-tragic-cost-of-her-cavernous-thirst
http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/sermons/the-tragic-cost-of-her-cavernous-thirst
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Graduation
I think of graduation in terms of pop culture..
And in terms of epic pop milestones, there's been quite a few in my life.
8th grade Graduation = Vitamin C, Graduation Song.
Senior year graduation = Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants's 4th book (for senior year) + the movie of the first book.
College Graduation = A blur, didn't really get caught up in pop culture.
This year: Kristen Wiig leaves SNL, "Call me Maybe" comes out, Jason Mraz comes back to the music scene, Sing Off is Cancelled.
And in terms of epic pop milestones, there's been quite a few in my life.
8th grade Graduation = Vitamin C, Graduation Song.
Senior year graduation = Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants's 4th book (for senior year) + the movie of the first book.
College Graduation = A blur, didn't really get caught up in pop culture.
This year: Kristen Wiig leaves SNL, "Call me Maybe" comes out, Jason Mraz comes back to the music scene, Sing Off is Cancelled.
Friday, May 11, 2012
The Voice Finale + spoilers
You know, I think there's a lot to be said about the strategy of the show.
For example, even though Christina Aguilera knocked Jesse off early, he is GOOD to go. He's mainly a Gospel singer and that wouldn't've sold well anyway and he has enough of a loyal following that he's fine.
Christina had a weird team -- last season she went super diva powerhouses. This season she went way too original weirdish.. she also needs to figure out how to get people to trust her and like her...
Adam Levine. Again, I don't think it was bad he voted off that blonde woman with a lovely voice because she's also probably good to go. Tony Lucca had nothing exciting about him though, and I think that may have caused resentment.
CeeLo. Oh CEELO. this season i REALLY appreciated just his sense of style and pizazz in all his set ups. He's freaking creative (or he allows the right creative forces to be creative for him). And I really like that he's so in the know about music and musical history. Kind of like South Korea's JYP.
i LOVEd Dancing in the Street, and I still remember the Dog Days are Over from last season.
If i were talented, I'd choose Ceelo, even though he's super greasy.
Blake. Hands down a great coach b/c he cares for you. Last season his girl got second, but in terms of current popularity, it's first. She has her records and she's doing well... not Xenia but the other one. (The fact that Xenia also has a musical career says something about Blake's clout). I like how Blake also helped like 2 other artists this season too even though they lost -- that first country singer and then of course, RaeLynn.
i LOOOOOVE Jermaine Paul. SO glad he won. He's so humble, so talented, and so handsome. ta ta ta!
For example, even though Christina Aguilera knocked Jesse off early, he is GOOD to go. He's mainly a Gospel singer and that wouldn't've sold well anyway and he has enough of a loyal following that he's fine.
Christina had a weird team -- last season she went super diva powerhouses. This season she went way too original weirdish.. she also needs to figure out how to get people to trust her and like her...
Adam Levine. Again, I don't think it was bad he voted off that blonde woman with a lovely voice because she's also probably good to go. Tony Lucca had nothing exciting about him though, and I think that may have caused resentment.
CeeLo. Oh CEELO. this season i REALLY appreciated just his sense of style and pizazz in all his set ups. He's freaking creative (or he allows the right creative forces to be creative for him). And I really like that he's so in the know about music and musical history. Kind of like South Korea's JYP.
i LOVEd Dancing in the Street, and I still remember the Dog Days are Over from last season.
If i were talented, I'd choose Ceelo, even though he's super greasy.
Blake. Hands down a great coach b/c he cares for you. Last season his girl got second, but in terms of current popularity, it's first. She has her records and she's doing well... not Xenia but the other one. (The fact that Xenia also has a musical career says something about Blake's clout). I like how Blake also helped like 2 other artists this season too even though they lost -- that first country singer and then of course, RaeLynn.
i LOOOOOVE Jermaine Paul. SO glad he won. He's so humble, so talented, and so handsome. ta ta ta!
Monday, April 30, 2012
The future flashed before my eyes
I'm going to end up being an unmarried workaholic with trust issues.
Lovely.
At least I'll have a HUGE impact on the kids and people I work with.
And I'll treat my cats really well.
Lovely.
At least I'll have a HUGE impact on the kids and people I work with.
And I'll treat my cats really well.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
16 year old weds 54 year old...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXElU2k7OkY
this makes me so sad.
i want to be careful to not make this a tirade or to launch into ad hominem criticism, so i just want to say this.
It looks like the guy does have some sort of liking for the girl. it looks like he's a smooth talker, he knows what he's doing, and that he is intelligent. i believe actors (especially dramatic actors) are highly competent and intelligent and obviously, this guy has SOMETHING up there.
the girl on the other hand, is a girl. I do believe that some 16-year-olds could get married. in certain cultures, they ARE mentally and emotionally and physically competent in that realm b/c they've been prepared for that. in ours, it's not that common and from her comments... I feel worried. I don't think she has a full handle on what she did..
but on the other hand, America, with its culture of adolescent sex, fast and loose marriages, and fame leading to status, I guess her actions aren't really that out of the ordinary. it just skeeves people out about the age difference.
but also, from looking at them, they don't LOOK like they're 35 years apart in age. He looks like he could be in his 40s and that she could be in her late 20s.
anyway, where her parents are, in all this, is also really sad. it feels like the precursor of britney spears.. at least jessica simpson, even with her overzealous parents, ended up living a normal life. i hope this girl, will .. i don't know, not crash and burn?
agh.
ps: i hate how people are taking advantage of the internet and sending really awful awful emails. if they really cared, they wouldn't be sending awful words, they would be trying to reason with her, her parents, and that man...
this is like, setting up the groundwork for future emotional/sexual abuse. if this girl is alienated from girls around her, only befriends people who are interested in her fame, and even her family let her do this, I really worry about her. she's a casualty.
this makes me so sad.
i want to be careful to not make this a tirade or to launch into ad hominem criticism, so i just want to say this.
It looks like the guy does have some sort of liking for the girl. it looks like he's a smooth talker, he knows what he's doing, and that he is intelligent. i believe actors (especially dramatic actors) are highly competent and intelligent and obviously, this guy has SOMETHING up there.
the girl on the other hand, is a girl. I do believe that some 16-year-olds could get married. in certain cultures, they ARE mentally and emotionally and physically competent in that realm b/c they've been prepared for that. in ours, it's not that common and from her comments... I feel worried. I don't think she has a full handle on what she did..
but on the other hand, America, with its culture of adolescent sex, fast and loose marriages, and fame leading to status, I guess her actions aren't really that out of the ordinary. it just skeeves people out about the age difference.
but also, from looking at them, they don't LOOK like they're 35 years apart in age. He looks like he could be in his 40s and that she could be in her late 20s.
anyway, where her parents are, in all this, is also really sad. it feels like the precursor of britney spears.. at least jessica simpson, even with her overzealous parents, ended up living a normal life. i hope this girl, will .. i don't know, not crash and burn?
agh.
ps: i hate how people are taking advantage of the internet and sending really awful awful emails. if they really cared, they wouldn't be sending awful words, they would be trying to reason with her, her parents, and that man...
this is like, setting up the groundwork for future emotional/sexual abuse. if this girl is alienated from girls around her, only befriends people who are interested in her fame, and even her family let her do this, I really worry about her. she's a casualty.
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